G minor triad for guitar (Gm)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the G minor triad (Gm) on the guitar fretboard: G · A# · D.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
Gm
GA#D
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
G
Root
· R
A#
Third
· ♭3
D
Fifth
· 5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 11
1st inversion
fret 4
2nd inversion
fret 7
G minor
The G minor triad is made up of three notes: G · A# · D.
It has a darker, more melancholic sound than the major triad. It's the anchor chord of ballads, rock, and countless progressions written in a minor key.